Holder for directory-leaves, &amp;c.



PATENTED JUNE 3o, 190s.

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APPLIOTION PILBDOOT. 6, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

-PATENT OFFICE..

HOLDER FOR DIRECTORY-LEAVES, 182.0,y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,429, dated June 30, 1903. Application filed October 6, 1902. Serial No. 126,023. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t 'may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. NAPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in tli'e county'of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented and produced a new and original Improvement in Holders for Directory-Leaves, dac.; and I do hereby declare the following to be' a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.

This invention relates more particularly to that class of telephone-directory-card holders in which the said holders areprovided with a 4plurality of removable frames adapted to permit of the exchange of cards with facility and ease, whereby the directorycards may be changed with convenience from time to time as changes in the subscribers are made by the telephone company.

The objects of the invention are to reduce the cost of construction, to permit a more ready and convenient interchange of cards, to secure greater strength and durability in the holder, to provide a less cumbersome device, to lock the cards in place with greater security, to permit the interchange ofv cards without injury to the holder', and to secure with the description of the working parts.

t The invention consists in the improved holder for directory cards or leaves and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will hereinafter be set forth and finally embraced in the :ing-rods e. vzontal bar Z) is pivoted to the lower and per- Fig. 3 is a section adapted to be attached to a wall or other fixture or otherwise arranged convenient to a telephone, if the said holder is to be employed as a holder of ,lists of telephone-subscribers. It may be modified in form to enable it to stand upon a desk or table or to be employed in any other relation. At the top and at or near. the bottom of thesaid body or frame a are horizontal bars b and c, the lower one of which is provided at its upper side with a series of holes d, which but partly extend through said bars, the said holes serving as sockets into which a series of pivotal lockingfrods e may be thrust at their lower extremities. The upper horizontal bar b is preferably made in hinged sections, of which ythe lower section h is perforated perpendicularly to the longitu dinal axis of the said bar, the perforations f 7o Y corresponding and lying in the same vertical line with the holes or sockets d in the lower bar, the said perforations being adapted to receive the upper ends of the said pivotal locka The upper sectiong of the ho'rii forated section h,- the hinge-pin being indicated in Fig. l. Said upper section g serves as a locking-bar adapted to overlie the upper extremities of the said pivotal locking-rods to prevent the withdrawal of the said rods from their operative relation to the leaf-frames j,

Ahereinafter described. other advantages and results,.some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection vAt the 'free end of the upper section of the :upper horizontal bar b- I employ a pin k,

adapted to enter through perforations in the overlapping ends of sections of the said bar, so'as to retain the said sections in their closed relation and prevent the detachment of the said leaf-frames. The pink for holding the said sections together is provided, preferably,

with ahead at one end and a perforation Z at its opposite end, the perforation being adapted to receive the tongue of a padlock, and thus permit the said pin to be held in locking relation to the sections,lso as to prevent improper removal or manipulation of the frames.

I prefer to make the body of the frame a hollow at its rear side, as at m, to form 'a series of shallow recesses or depressions at the rear'of the said frame, the walls of the frame at all sides ofthe recesses extending to the surface of the fixture to which the holder is ICO attached, so that cement, paste, or mucilaginous matter of any kind may be inserted and held in place by atmospheric pressure after the method of holding advertising-letters to window-panes commonly in vogue, the frame a by this means being applied to the wall or fixture with great firmness and security.

At the center of the frame is preferably a threaded socket u, adapted to receive a post or standard of a suitable support, whereby when the device is not to be attached to a wall or fixture it may be attached to the said post or standard for desk or table purposes.

The leaf-frames consist of a series of pieces of bent sheet metal, U-shaped in cross-section, the flanges of the said U- shaped sheet metal lying sufiiciently apart to permit the insertion of the leaves or prints o, having thereon the names of the subscribers.

At the rear 0f each leaf-frame j or at the part thereof lying nearest the body-frame a the back bar p is split open at the rear, the opening between the iianges thus formed being of sufficient width to permit the sliding therethrough of the printed card or list, the rear edges of the split bar, however, being turned slightly, so as to give added rigidity to the side parts or flanges of the said back bar p and also to serve as stays for the pivotal rods to prevent the latter from bending or buckling and'thus from withdrawing from the bearings in the horizontal bars first referred to. At the upper and lower angles, as in Fig. 5, formed by the split bar p and the top and bottom horizontal parts of the frame are formed perforations q, Fig. 5, of a size adapted to permit the passage therethrough of the pivotal rods e. In assemblingthe parts I first thrust the pivotal rods through the perforations f in the upper horizontal bar of the body-frame,then through the perfor-ations q in the rear upper and lower corners of the leaf-frame, and thence into the corresponding holes of the lower horizontal bar. Thus constructed I am enabled to first thrust the printed card or list through the rear slit of the leafframe and then run the pivotal wire c through the perforations q in the upper and lower corners of the frame, the said rod e passing between the rear edge of the printed list or card and the inward turns f t, Fig. 4, at opposite sides of the rear slit, and I thus lock the said printed card or leaf within the said leaf-frame. The rods c are of a length adapted to extend from the bottoln of the holes (l in the lower horizontal bar to a point substantially flush with the top of the perforated section p of the upper horizontal bar. Thus the top member or section g of the sectional bar may be fastened over the upper extremity of said rod, se-

curely locking it into position as above indicated.

Having thus described the invention, what having a series of rods removably attached thereto and leaf-frames pivoted upon said rods, the said leaf-frames each comprising U -shaped bottom, top, and front portions and slotted rear portions, through which the printed card or leaf may be thrust, the said leaf frame being perforated to permit the passage therethrough of the pivotal rods, substantially as set forth.

2. In a holder for printed cards, the combination with the body-frame, of leaf-frames formed of U -shaped metal adapted to receive the cards between the flanges thereof, the rear portion of said frame being split or slit to permit the passage therethrough into the said frame of the printed cards, the said frame being perforated at its upper and lower corners, and pivoted rods adapted to pass through the perforations and close the opening formed in the split part to prevent the removal or outpassage of the printed card through the split or card-passage, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a holder for cards, of a body portion having .an X-shaped frame adapted to be brought fiatwise against a wall, the cross-pieces of said frame being rearwardly concaved or hollowed to receive ccment or mucilaginous matter whereby the said frame may be fastened to the wall or fixture, leaf-frames each having three sides inwardly grooved to receive the edges of a card inserted at the fourth side, and rods pivotally supporting said leaf-frames upon the front of said body portion.

4. The combination with the upper and lower horizontal bars, each having receptacles for the extremities of pivotal rods formed perpendicularly to the longer axis of said horizontal bars, a series of leaf-frames lying between said bars and limited in vertical movel ment by engagement therewith, pivotal rods adapted to loosely and pivotally engage said leaf-frames near their rear edges, and at their extremities being adapted to lie in the receptacles of said horizontal bars, a locking-bar hinged at one end to one end of one of said horizontal bars and being adapted to close down thereupon and lock the rods in place, and means for fastening said locking-bar.

5. A holder for printed cards, comprising a `body portion, leaf-frames each having three sides grooved at their inner edge to receive a card, two parallel ones being perforated near their rear ends, and removable rods adapted to be thrust through said perforations to pivotally connect the frame to the body portion and confine a card in the frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of September, 1902.

CHARLES E. NAPP.

.lVitnessesz CHARLES H. PELL, C. B. PITNEY.

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